Re: pcmcia questions
Sorry, I did not mention that I was using OS 9.1. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
PCMCIA 1 yes 2 ??
I have three cards (usb, firewire, wifi) which each seem to work agreeably singularly through out a given session cycle. That is, that if they were in the computer and opperational when it shut down and no one disturbs the it, it will reawaken at startup and be normal. The curiosity is that when both slots are full this is not true. If at shutdown, both slots were loaded when the next start up takes place it is quite likely that neither card will awaken. Through experimentation, I have discovered that if you wait for the memory check to be over and just at the moment the screen begins to lite up, you can shove the wifi card into either the upper or lower slot until it locks into place, watch for its lite to come on, and only then (still before the smiley Mac face appears) shove and lock either the usb or firewire card into place). Position doesn't seem to matter but timeing does. Admittedly I am new to this CardBus stuff but this does not seem right to me. Does anybody have any light to shed on this behavior? Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
pcmcia questions
I have three cards (usb, firewire, wifi) which each seem to work agreeably singularly through out a given session cycle. That is, that if they were in the computer and opperational when it shut down and no one disturbs the it, it will reawaken at startup and be normal. The curiosity is that when both slots are full this is not true. If at shutdown, both slots were loaded when the next start up takes place it is quite likely that neither card will awaken. Through experimentation, I have discovered that if you wait for the memory check to be over and just at the moment the screen begins to lite up, you can shove the wifi card into either the upper or lower slot until it locks into place, watch for its lite to come on, and only then (still before the smiley Mac face appears) shove and lock either the usb or firewire card into place). Position doesn't seem to matter but timeing does. Admittedly I am new to this CardBus stuff but this does not seem right to me. Does anybody have any light to shed on this behavior? Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Update on Zip COD problem
Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions for my sickly Zip Cartridge. The winning magic was using Disk Warrior 2.0. It churned for a while and complained about everything on the disk being wrong, and then reported: Rebuilding Directory Structure, Repairing Volume Info, Repairing Critical Volume Info, and within each of the categories there was a long list of items which were changed. The clicking stopped, the image appeared on the desktop, and the files were off loaded to a CD. (Just in case). The program then asked if I would like to save its directory and after saying yes, the disk now appears to be normal. Power on and off tricks, gentle nudging, Norton Tools, Iomega Tools, and Disk Repair, were all useless but I can recommend whole heartedly Disk Warrior 2.0! It was able to change my Click of Death into only a Click of Faint. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
IE is a clepto
I just reinstalled system 9.1 and was rudely reminded that as part of that install, Internet Explorer hijacks all browser activity. Case in point: When surfing within Mozilla, I often drag the bookmark to the desktop to create and simple, quick return alias. After closing Mozilla, you would expect that you could double click and go back using Mozilla (since it created the alias) to revisit the page. The way the system works now is that when I start in Mozilla, drag a bookmark to the desktop, close Mozilla, and double click on the desktop icon, we wake up IE (not Mozilla) and go to the page with Explorer. I don't want to use IE unless I specifically select it. I corrected this problem a long time ago, but can no longer remember where to find the window which allows me to change that IE relationship and switch the default to Mozilla? Can someone help me? Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Zip problem
Does anybody know a way to extract information from a Zip 100 cartridge which refuses to mount? I have tried several drives and in each I get: Click... Click... Click... Click... would you like to initialize this disk? Norton 6 does not seem to see it unless there is a trick I don't know to force it! I would hate to think the information is in there but irretrievable. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 802.11g for 3400c?
--- On Fri 10/17, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Clark Martin [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:05:13 -0700 Subject: Re: 802.11g for 3400c? brbrbrThat sounds a lot like interference. Have you tried some different brfrequencies on the base station. === I have to admit that I have not used EVERY channel but I have gone from one end to another with little change. I settled on channel 3 since every once in a while, a second (channel 1, Linksys) and a third (channel 6, unknown brand, which has been renamed to the owner's business) WAP presence is identified. Always with very low signal strength but they do give me a clue as to which channels NOT to use. Other than that I don't have any obvious sources for interference. My wireless phone is old technology (900mHz) and my microwave is not being used at the same time. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 802.11g for 3400c?
--- On Fri 10/17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:08:39 EDT Subject: Re: 802.11g for 3400c? It does work great. Great my be an overstatement! However, I can't get the signal strength indicator above about 1/3, even with the 5300 right next to the access point's antenna. I find that it is usable on my 3400 (provided you are willing to reboot often, since the weakness and instability seems to grow with length of connection time) but I also must report reception issues. It appears to me that the card zones in and out on a regular basis. I have placed it within inches of the WAP antenna and watched the level fluctuate from teens to 90% repeatedly. Each cycle taking perhaps 3 to 5 seconds. Eventually it will loose connection altogether and at that point rebooting is the only way to reestablish contact with the card. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 802.11g for 3400c
--- On Fri 10/17, Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Charles [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:35:46 -0400 Subject: Re: 802.11g for 3400c Yeah, but as someone already pointed out, that is only an 802.11b (11Mbps) not an 802.11g (54Mbps) card. Plus I've been told that the Cardbus 802.11g cards are incompatible with the 3400's PCMCIA interface. I haven't heard a definitive explanation of this. = The Skyline is not exactly a stock Cardbus design which is why the card will definitely work in a 3400 (I have one and it works with the caviate I mentioned earlier.) The reason Cardbus is not officially supported in the 3400 is that technology marched on and the Cardbus cards took on a slightly different shape. The connection transport mechanism is slightly different in machines which are really Cardbus compliant. The card's pins will align and the computer circuitry is in place in a 3400, but there is a ridge or bump on the side of the track mechanism in the 3400 which will get in the way of a stock Cardbus designed card and preclude it from loading properly. There is info as to how to shave the corner of a stock Cardbus card to allow room for that bump provided by MacDan at: (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/). I have done it and it only takes an xacto knife and a steady hand. But as for the G version of WiFi, I have to expect that they will clearly be of the official Cardbus design and therefore have a need of shaving for sure. There will also be the problem of getting drivers for OS 9 (which I expect you are running.) Most new cards think the world started with OSX. I would recommend that you settle for B speed in your 3400. Don Wakefield - DTPetc! Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
USB
How did all of you get your shaved cardbus usb adapters to work on the 3400's. My 9.1 machine refuses with this exchuse: USB Adapter Card Support is not supported on this machine. Do I need I wish I wereor something like that to change its id? Don Wakefield Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: USB
--- On Fri 10/03, vicki duggan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi use mac id wannabe and change the gesalt id to that of a pci desktopbrinstall the drivers for the pci usb card and you are away. Vicki, Where can we find the associated id numbers for various PCI machines? The cp says the existing id is 306 but I have no idea what number would be better. I searched Mac ID and Mac Gestalt and came up empty. ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
3400 usb?
With all these extatic WiFi posts, I am curious, are there those out there who have similar success with 3400 usb cards? If so please share the brand and model number so others may also enjoy. ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: WiFi on a PB520c
--- On Sun 09/21, sirksd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Another report: Regarding the success on the Skyline wifi card ... They are great little cards... With all this excitement over these cards I jumped in also and might be the only one not having a wonderful time! The installation on my 3400c went apparently well and everything seemed to work except the darn thing cannot maintain connection for more than approximately 15 or 20 minutes. (Even when the WAP antenna is within 4 inches of the Skyline) The card seems to go dead and cannot be detected by the computer. Its little green lite suddenly flutters on and off and poof you're disconnected. The signal strength meter goes away and is replaced by an excuse window stating that no card can be located. The only way to re-establish contact with the card is to reboot. After that, all is forgiven (for 15 or 20 minutes - that is. Then it starts over again.) I have downloaded the latest drivers on the web page and it did not seem to help. The problem is very intermittant and I have not been able to find a specific action which causes it to happen. It just seems to switch off whenever it chooses. Does anybody have any ideas? I would like to join those of you in the happy group. ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Word sees double
I have had Office 2001 installed for quite a while and have been up until recently generally pleased. I call upon one or more of five Templates which I created previously as a normal part of daily business. Recently when I looked in the My Templates area of the Project Gallery, to my surprise there were two of every template. Each named exactly alike and when opened indistinguishable from each other. If I go out through the finder, and locate the templates folder inside my Microsoft folder, you can only see the original 5 template documents. There is no evidence of the phantom 5 documents which constituted the ten we saw in the program view. I have even tried creating a new template, saving that as a new name and looking for it with both methods. It also appears in duplicate in the menu bar method (using Word itself) and as the expected single entry using the finder method. I would prefer not having this double vision. Anybody have any ideas as to what is up? ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
3400 Card Slot ???
Could I have someone clear the fog, once and for all, which surrounds Cardbus and 3400's. I have read about the $100+ cage upgrade (which may or may not be necessary to make it cardbus complient), the cardbus dremel tool slot grinding tip (which may not work because it doesn't always seat correctly,) type 1, 2, and 3 PCMCIA cards which are now scarce do to age, and am now suffering cognative dissonance. I have no idea what really is possible. Can I get this information in one place at one time? Can a 3400 utilize: Firewire, USB 1 or preferably 2, and 802.11 by way of its card slots? If so, EXACTLY HOW? (as in recommended brands or software versions or the mechanical enhancements which are required) Thanks. Don Wakefield Desk Top Productions et cetera! ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
